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        "id": 1591339,
        "msgid": "prabowo-emphasises-national-unity-amid-middle-east-conflict-1772733781",
        "date": "2026-03-05 23:53:19",
        "title": "Prabowo Emphasises National Unity Amid Middle East Conflict",
        "author": "Danu Damarjati",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto used a gathering of Muslim clerics and pesantren leaders at the Presidential Palace to urge unity as tensions in the Middle East rise after Israeli and US strikes on Iran. The meeting, attended by leaders from Muhammadiyah, PBNU, and MUI, included a three-hour briefing by the President and discussions on national unity and the Board of Peace. The remarks framed unity as essential to Indonesia's stability and interests in a volatile geopolitical landscape.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 President Prabowo Subianto has stressed the importance of\nnational unity in the face of a widening conflict in the Middle East\nfollowing Israeli and United States strikes on Iran. He delivered the\nmessage in a speech during a gathering of ulama, preachers, and leaders\nof pesantren at the Istana Kepresidenan (Presidential Palace), Jakarta,\non Thursday (5 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs and Muhammadiyah cadre,\nZulkifli Hasan, said the President gave a three-hour briefing during the\nmeeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntinya mari kita jaga persatuan, yang paling utama adalah tentu\npersatuan. Kita menjaga, melindungi seluruh tumpah darah dan rakyat\nkita. Dan dalam situasi yang sulit seperti itu, sekali lagi Bapak\nPresiden menjelaskan pentingnya kebersamaan persatuan,\u201d said Zulkifli\nHasan after the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerkembangan geopolitik, dalam negeri. Bapak Presiden tadi\n(memberikan pengarahan) dari jam 8 sekarang jam 11 (malam). Tiga jam,\u201d\nhe added.<\/p>\n<p>The former Defence Minister also brought the Board of Peace\n(BoP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSehingga, apapun kondisinya, perang Amerika-Iran, kondisi peta\ngeopolitik, kita tetap kuat bersatu, solid, tidak mudah dipecah belah,\ndan yang penting semua yang dilakukan Presiden adalah untuk kepentingan\nnasional. (Bahas BoP) Pasti,\u201d Muhaimin asserted.<\/p>\n<p>From late afternoon to evening, President Prabowo had gathered many\nIslamic religious figures.<\/p>\n<p>They included leaders of prominent Islamic organisations such as\nMuhammadiyah, PBNU, and MUI.<\/p>\n<p>That night, kiai from pesantren across various regions gathered at\nIstana Merdeka. Representatives of groups of Muslim scholars were also\npresent.<\/p>\n<p>There were also popular preachers invited to the palace such as Mamah\nDedeh, Ustaz Wijayanto, and Ustaz Subki Al Bughury.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-emphasises-national-unity-amid-middle-east-conflict-1772733781",
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